How do you conjugate "deber" in the Present Simple tense in Spanish?

Present Simple conjugation of deber: yo debo, tú debes, él debe, nosotros debemos, ustedes deben. Example: "Debo terminar mi tarea." — "I must finish my homework."

How do you conjugate "deber" in the Past Simple tense in Spanish?

Past Simple conjugation of deber: yo debí, tú debiste, ella debió, nosotros debimos, ustedes debieron. Example: "Debí salir temprano ayer." — "I had to leave early yesterday."

How do you conjugate "deber" in the Past Imperfect tense in Spanish?

Past Imperfect conjugation of deber: yo debía, tú debías, él debía, nosotros debíamos, ustedes debían. Example: "Debía ayudar a mi papá todos los fines de semana." — "I was supposed to help my dad every weekend."

How do you conjugate "deber" in the Future tense in Spanish?

Future conjugation of deber: yo deberé, tú deberás, ella deberá, nosotros deberemos, ustedes deberán. Example: "Deberé trabajar este fin de semana." — "I will have to work this weekend."

How do you conjugate "deber" in the Conditional tense in Spanish?

Conditional conjugation of deber: yo debería, tú deberías, él debería, nosotros deberíamos, ustedes deberían. Example: "Debería mudarme si consiguiera un nuevo trabajo." — "I would have to move if I got a new job."

How do you conjugate "deber" in the Present Subjunctive tense in Spanish?

Present Subjunctive conjugation of deber: yo deba, tú debas, él deba, nosotros debamos, ustedes deban. Example: "Espero que no deba ir allí mañana." — "I hope I must not go there tomorrow."

deber (must) — Spanish Conjugation, All Tenses & Examples

deber (must) — Spanish Verbs Conjugation Tables

Learn to conjugate deber (must) across all tenses in Spanish. Each tense includes real example sentences in Spanish and English, used in Rhythmica's music-based learning system.

deber — Present Simple in Spanish

deber Present Simple conjugation
Pronoun	Conjugation	Example in Spanish	English
yo	debo	Debo terminar mi tarea.	I must finish my homework.
tú	debes	Debes limpiar tu habitación.	You must clean your room.
él/ella	debe	Él debe llamar a su mamá.	He must call his mom.
nosotros	debemos	Debemos llegar a tiempo.	We must arrive on time.
ustedes	deben	Ustedes deben usar cascos por seguridad.	You all must wear helmets for safety.

deber — Past Simple in Spanish

deber Past Simple conjugation
Pronoun	Conjugation	Example in Spanish	English
yo	debí	Debí salir temprano ayer.	I had to leave early yesterday.
tú	debiste	Debiste estudiar para el examen.	You had to study for the exam.
él/ella	debió	Ella debió visitar a su abuela.	She had to visit her grandmother.
nosotros	debimos	Debimos cambiar nuestros planes.	We had to change our plans.
ustedes	debieron	Ustedes debieron terminar el proyecto antes de la fecha límite.	You all had to finish the project before the deadline.

deber — Past Imperfect in Spanish

deber Past Imperfect conjugation
Pronoun	Conjugation	Example in Spanish	English
yo	debía	Debía ayudar a mi papá todos los fines de semana.	I was supposed to help my dad every weekend.
tú	debías	Debías practicar piano diariamente.	You were supposed to practice piano daily.
él/ella	debía	Él debía pasear al perro todas las mañanas.	He was supposed to walk the dog every morning.
nosotros	debíamos	Debíamos leer un libro cada mes.	We were supposed to read a book each month.
ustedes	debían	Ustedes debían asistir a la reunión.	You all were supposed to attend the meeting.

deber — Future in Spanish

deber Future conjugation
Pronoun	Conjugation	Example in Spanish	English
yo	deberé	Deberé trabajar este fin de semana.	I will have to work this weekend.
tú	deberás	Deberás estudiar para el examen mañana.	You will have to study for the test tomorrow.
él/ella	deberá	Ella deberá visitar al doctor la próxima semana.	She will have to visit the doctor next week.
nosotros	deberemos	Deberemos preparar la cena esta noche.	We will have to prepare dinner tonight.
ustedes	deberán	Ustedes deberán entregar el informe para el viernes.	You all will have to submit the report by Friday.

deber — Conditional in Spanish

deber Conditional conjugation
Pronoun	Conjugation	Example in Spanish	English
yo	debería	Debería mudarme si consiguiera un nuevo trabajo.	I would have to move if I got a new job.
tú	deberías	Deberías aprender francés si te mudaras a Francia.	You would have to learn French if you moved to France.
él/ella	debería	Él debería disculparse si cometiera un error.	He would have to apologize if he made a mistake.
nosotros	deberíamos	Deberíamos cambiar nuestros planes si llueve.	We would have to change our plans if it rains.
ustedes	deberían	Ustedes deberían salir temprano si hay tráfico.	You all would have to leave early if there is traffic.

deber — Present Subjunctive in Spanish

deber Present Subjunctive conjugation
Pronoun	Conjugation	Example in Spanish	English
yo	deba	Espero que no deba ir allí mañana.	I hope I must not go there tomorrow.
tú	debas	Dudo que debas terminarlo hoy.	I doubt you must finish it today.
él/ella	deba	Es importante que él deba estudiar más.	It is important that he must study more.
nosotros	debamos	Es necesario que debamos seguir las reglas.	It is necessary that we must follow the rules.
ustedes	deban	Espero que no deban preocuparse por eso.	I hope you all must not worry about it.

deber — must — Spanish Verbs